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Ralph
Parade
When Ralph Beamer steps
into the saddle next month to
perform grand marshall du
ties at the Morrow County
Fair and Rodeo, it will not
exactly be a new experience.
He has spent a good portion
of the past 50 years viewing
the Morrow County country
side from the back of a hjorse,
In addition, Beamer ' has
appeared in a number of
rodeos in years past, hosted
horsemanship playdays at his
Balm Fork ranch, and conti
nues to take part in Northwest
cow cutting competition.
The Balm Fork rancher has
led a life that he had not
dreamed possible as a boy
growing up on a scrabble
farm in rural Virginia.
"I came out here in the
spring of '27," he recollected,
"after I'd pretty well starved
out back there. I'd been
working in a furniture factory
for $2.75 a day, so there wasn't
much to look forward to."
Beamer had a cousin living
in Heppner, and appartently
figuring that things couldn't
be much worse out here,
moved to Morrow County.
"I started out working on
the Justus Ranch (now the
Dick Wilkinson property),
doing a little bit of everything.
Everything out here was
entirely different," he said.
He later went on to work on
the Bruce Kelley place.
His duties as a ranch hand
included being a camp tender
for sheep operations, and
running pack strings. Beamer
later moved to Heppner,
working as a deliveryman for
oil and milk.
He went on to buy a small
Work
Cont. from page one
partially blocked the road
leading into the plant with
their cars and trucks, and
urged workmen reporting to
work to stay off their jobs, a
company official said.
Less than 100 workers out of
a construction force of 700
were working Tuesday after
noon. On Monday, a PGE official
stated that contractors had
agreed to comply with protest
ing workers' requests for
installing radios in construc
tion company ambulances
that would provide direct
broadcast links to area hospi
tals, and to allow injured
workers to be taken directly to
St. Anthony's Hospital in
Pendleton, bypassing Hermis
ton's Good Shepherd facility.
'Last week, PGE offi
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Beamer is 1978
Grand Marshall
wheat ranch which he worked
for a few years then sold,
before buying his current
Balm Fork spread. He also
works a cattle ranch near
Ukiah.
Over the years, Beamer
participated in roping events
at area rodeos, and hosted
playdays and impromptu ro
deos at his ranch. "I wasnTso
much interested in money as
something to do for a good
time." Beamer has been a
volunteer worker for a num
ber of local rodeos since he
dropped out of active competition.
HHS class of '68
meets this weekend
The Heppner High School Class of 1968 will be getting
together here this weekend to celebrate the tenth
anniversary of their graduation.
A dinner and dance will be held Saturday at the Heppner
Elks Club and Sunday a family picnic will be held at
Cutsforth Park.
Planning board slot
needs to be filled
The Morrow County Court announced this week that a
vacant position now exists on the county planning
commission.
Persons interested in serving on the commission should
contact the Court at 676-9233. The vacancy will be filled no
later than Aug. 8.
stoppage at Boardman
cials conceded that it took too
long to transport Vick to the
On Tuesday, the PGE
spokesman said company offi
cials denied another request
that a helicopter ambulance
be leased for use at the
Boardman area site. Protest
ing workers were continuing
demands for the air ambu
lance. No talks were being held
between the striking workers
and management on Tuesday
afternoon, and none had been
scheduled for a future date.
"I don't know when they'll
be back," said Tom Kingston
of PGE. "The project will be
open for work, and we're
hoping they'll come. ..I think
the majority of them want to
come back."
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He has not exactly discour
aged his children from taking
part in rodeo action. His son,
Neil, continues to rope on the
regional rodeo circuit, and a
daughter, Janice, now of
Pendleton was an avid barrel
racer who was named Miss
Rodeo of Oregon and Miss
Northwest Rodeo.
Beamer expressed pleasure
in being named this year's
grand marshall. "It's some
thing that helps build up your
ego a little," he said.
This year's parade will take
place Saturday, Aug. 26.
hospital. The severely injured
workman was first taken to
Hermiston's Good Shepherd,
where it was learned that
facilities there were inade
quate to properly treat his
injuries. More than two hours
elapsed between the time of
the accident and Vick's arri
val at the Pendleton hospital,
where he was pronounced
dead.
A PGE spokesman said he
was uncertain whether a
staffed Boardman medical
' clinic would have had any
effect on the fate of the injured
worker, since Vick's wounds
were so severe. The Carty
construction site is staffed
with a full-time registered
nurse, and has two fully
equipped and manned ambu
lances and an up-to-date first
aid station, he noted.
Community group
fair booths open
Those community organiza-;
tions throughout Morrow
County wishing to participate
in the community booth com
petition at the 1978 Morrow
County Fair, who have not as
yet registsered, are urged to
contact Fair Secretary, Liz
Curtis, at 676-9454, immedi
ately. Registration deadline
for community booths is
August 7.
Anyone wishing to park a
trailer on the fairgrounds
during the fair is also asked to
contact the fair secretary.
By putting in a booth,
organizations in the county
have an opportunity to let
everyone know what they do
and they add a great deal of
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interest and. color to the fair.
Those booths already regis
tered are All Saints Episcopal
Church. Seventh Day Advent
ist Church. Morrow County
Cowbelles, VFW, American
Legion Auxiliary, NFO, lone
Grand Squares, Pioneer Me
morial Hospital, Heppner
Garden Club and the 4-H Rock
Crushers.
The booth divisions this year
are church organizations,
community service and social
organizations, farm organiza
tions, garden clubs and youth
organizations. Each participa
ting organization is awarded
$10 for entering the competi
tion. Prizes are paid in
addition to the $10.
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Dance for Princess Laurie
Morrow County Fair &
Rodeo Princess Laurie Chil
ders will be honored at a
dance Saturday. July 22 at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds.
Princess Laurie, the daugh
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Childers of lone, will be a
sophomore at Blue Mountain
Community College majoring
in secretarial science. A
horsewoman since the age of
four, the pert princess has
been traveling the countryside
with Queen Donna Palmer and
Princess Kim Pettyjohn this
summer as ambassadors of
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The dance will start at 9
p.m. with live music by
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